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THE PEICE OF PEOVISIOXS. 



The AVERAGE Pkices of Consols, of Wheat, Meat, and Potatoes ; also the aveeage 

 Quantity of Wheat sold and imported weekly, in each of the Kine Quarters 

 endino; December olst, 1857. 



* Note. — The total number of quarters of wheat sold in England and Wales for the 13 weeks 

 ending December 31st, 1855, 1,649,610 ; for the 13 weeks ending March 31st, 1856, 1,197,970 ; 

 for the 13 weeks ending June 30th, 1856, 1,364,370 ; for the 13 weeks ending September 30th, 

 1856, 1,016,704; for the 13 weeks ending December 31st, 1856, 1,467,816 ; for the 13 weeks 

 ending March 31st, 1857, 1,331,623; for the 13 weeks ending June 30th, 1857, 1,402,051 ; 

 for the 13 weeks ending September 30th, 1857, 1,193,029 ; and for the 13 weeks ending 

 December 31st, 1857, 1,313,321. The total number of quarters entered for Home Consumption 

 was respectively, 550,652; 624,233; 820,206 ; 1,531,489 ; 1,446,588 (14 weeks) ; 667,027; 

 5^8,315; 719,992; and 1,242,628. 



